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tennis9 months ago

Australian Open | Wozniacki beats Halep to win first Grand Slam title; Marach-Pavic win men’s doubles trophy

Caroline Wozniacki has managed to win her first Grand Slam title after she defeated Simona Halep 7-6 (7-2) 3-6 6-4 in the final of the women’s singles event of the Australian Open. Oliver Marach and Mate Pavic grabbed the men’s doubles title with a 6-4, 6-4 win against Juan Cabal and Robert Farah.

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tennis4 months ago

Rafael Nadal to play in Brisbane before 2019 Australian Open

Rafael Nadal has announced that he would take part in the Brisbane International - a build-up tournament to the Australian Open - before taking part in the first major of 2019. While adding that the venue has always been amazing, Nadal stated that he has been looking forward to playing there.

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tennis6 months ago

Novak Djokovic feels he is few good matches away from regaining his confidence

Novak Djokovic, whose confidence took a hit due to a string of poor results, said that he is few good matches and one good tournament away from regaining his confidence. Djokovic’s slump began after he won his maiden French Open in 2016 and completed a career slam, which included 12 major honors.

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tennis9 months ago

Novak Djokovic undergoes small surgery on injured elbow

On Friday, Novak Djokovic revealed that he had opted for a surgery on his right elbow which had been troubling him for the past two years. The former world No.1 had to retire from the quarter-final match of the 2017 Wimbledon Championships against Tomas Berdych due to a prolonging elbow injury.

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tennis8 months ago

Rafael Nadal Vows to End Roger Federer's Domination

tennis9 months ago

Australian Open | Roger Federer reaches quarters; Novak Djokovic, Dominic Thiem suffer upsets

Roger Federer reached into the quarters of the Australian Open after registering straight sets win against Marton Fucsovics today. In the other games of the men’s singles, Dominic Thiem and Novak Djokovic faced loss to Tennys Sandgren and Hyeon Chung respectively to bring an end to their campaigns.

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tennis9 months ago

WATCH| Marin Cilic misses serve after bouncing ball 27 times

Be it Rafael Nadal, Roger Federer or Serena Williams, tennis players and their idiosyncrasies have often caught the eyes of fans. Marin Cilic has something up his sleeves too, it seems, as he was seen bouncing the ball 27 times before the service on Thursday though he eventually managed to miss it.

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tennis9 months ago

WATCH : Hyeon Chung gets stunned by Tennys Sandgren’s lightning quick reflexes

Though not many were looking forward to the faceoff between Korea’s Hyeon Chung and America’s Tennys Sandgren, the quarterfinal clash produced some brilliant moments. The best of them was perhaps Sandgren’s insane reflexes to keep off Chung’s body shot and eventually win the point.

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tennis9 months ago

WATCH | Juan Cabal and Robert Farah denied clear point against Sam Groth and Lleyton Hewitt under controversial circumstances

Despite the ultra-advanced technology aiding modern tennis, a point in Australian Open proved how much the game still relies on umpire’s naked eye. Colombian duo Cabal/Farah were denied a clear point after umpire failed to pick Sam Groth’s racquet hitting the ball before it dropped out.

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tennis9 months ago

WATCH | Hawk-eye suffers brain-fade in Dimitrov-Edmund quarter final

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